Ex-NY governor's stepdaughter 'flew into a psychotic rage when her boyfriend got a text from another girl and beat him over the head with a frying pan when he refused sex'

The stepdaughter of a former governor flew into a psychotic rage after her boyfriend received a text from another woman and then refused her offer of sex when she came to him crying and naked afterwards.

New York Governor David Paterson's stepdaughter Ashley Dennis, 23, is accused of beating her then-boyfriend Brian McGuinness, 32, over the head with a frying pan, blocking him in the apartment and then slamming the door on his leg until he lost consciousness.

The allegations regarding the October 1, 2011, incident were revealed in papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court this week.

Famous father: Ashley Dennis, left, with her father - former governor David Paterson - said her then-boyfriend Brian McGuinness tried to strangle her and that is why she attacked him with a frying pan

Claims: Ashley Dennis, back right, the stepdaughter of Gov Paterson, second from left, has been accused of attacking her ex-boyfriend with a frying pan

Scene: The alleged attack took place in Brian McGuinness' West Village apartment on October 2011 after he received a text from another girl

Dennis was arrested and charged with assault after neighbors called police to report a violent fight at his West Village apartment in New York.

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When police arrived, McGuinness was lying bleeding and unconscious on the floor and Dennis told police he attacked her and tried to strangle her.

But the court papers describe a different situation, according to the New York Post.

Father: Ex-governor David Paterson has called his step-daughter Ashley Dennis his 'best friend'

It says the pair were in a taxi after a dinner date around midnight on October 1 when McGuinness got a text from someone called 'Dana', to which Dennis grew irrationally angry and started screaming, 'F*** that b**ch, why the f*** is Dana texting you'.

The fight continued in his apartment so he left to allow his then-girlfriend time to calm down.

When he returned, court papers state, Dennis was crying and naked and offered him sex. It was when he refused that she grabbed a frying pan and hit him over the head with it several times.

The suit says that as he 'attempted to
exit his apartment, a naked Ms Dennis held him back,
blocked the doorway and continued to yell obscenities.

'Defendant
hit Plaintiff in the back of his head with a pot several times.'

She is then said to have continued beating him with his shoe and slamming the door on his leg until he passed out.

Though it was previously reported the couple had been dating for a year, their relationship had actually only lasted one month after meeting on eHarmony.

Dennis’ lawyer Paul Shechtman said: 'The best
thing in Ashley’s life is that this is a former boyfriend. That he chose
to bring this lawsuit is astonishing.

'My client suffered significant head trauma, he was lucky to
survive this barbaric attack with his life.'

The building super Pearl DiGeronimo said at the time she thought there had been a murder because there was so much blood everywhere.

Dennis is the daughter of Democrat Governor Paterson's wife Michelle Paige Paterson and her first husband, but was raised by Paterson after her mother married the Harlem state senator, according to NBC New York.

Online: The couple had just met one month before the alleged assault on dating website eHarmony

Gov Paterson once referred to his stepdaughter as his 'best friend' after having some difficulty winning her over when she was four years old after he married her mother.

According to NBC, the Patersons also have a son together, 17-year-old Alex Paterson. He was issued a juvenile report in 2010 for loitering with the purpose of gambling.